| WHO | World Health Organization |
| T2D | Type 2 Diabetes |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| MASLD | Metabolic-associated Steatotic Liver Disease |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
| AT | Adipose Tissue |
| PWO | People With Obesity |
| ILC2s | Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| GATA3 | GATA Binding Protein 3 |
| IgG1/IgE | Immunoglobulin G1/E |
| HDL-C | High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| SAT | Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue |
| BAT | Brown Adipose Tissue |
| VAT | Visceral Adipose Tissue |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte Growth Factor |
| NFκB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| IK-Kβ | IκB Kinase beta |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| IR | Insulin Resistance |
| EAT | Epicardial Adipose Tissue |
| PVAT | Perivascular Adipose Tissue |
| LDL | Low -Density Lipoprotein |
| HDL | High -dDensity Lipoprotein |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| DCs | Dendritic Cells |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation (e.g., CD4, CD8, CD25) |
| CLS | Crown-like Structures |
| CCL2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| LTB4 | Leukotriene B4 |
| SV | Stromal Vascular |
| PRRs | Pattern Recognition Receptors |
| CCR | C-C Chemokine Receptor |
| MMEs | Metabolic- Activated Macrophages |
| ABCA1 | ATP-Bbinding Cassette Transporter |
| TPH-1 | Tryptophan Hydrolase 1 |
| UCP-1 | Uncoupling Protein 1 |
| HFD | High Fat Diet |
| NETs | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps |
| CRAMP | Cathelicidin-Related Antimicrobial Peptide |
| DIO | Diet-Induced Obesity |
| SpDCs | Splenic Dendritic Cells |
| FAO | Fatty Acid Oxidation |
| Ag | Antigen |
| Tc1 | Type 1 Cytotoxic T cells |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death 1 |
| TCR | T Cell Receptor |
| Teff2 | T-effector CD4+ cells |
| APCs | Antigen Presenting Cells |
| IL-4Rα | Interleukin 4 Receptor alpha |
| FA/FAs | Fatty Acid(s) |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| PPARα | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha |
| Fgf21 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| HSL | Hormone- Sensitive Lipase |
| cAMP | Cycle adenosine monophosphate |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| Tregs | Regulatory T Cells |
| Th1/Th2/Th17 | T helper 1/2/17 cells |
| AT-EOS | Adipose Tissue Eosinophils |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor beta |
| MIP-1α | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 alpha |
| AAMs | Alternative Activated Macrophages |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ERR | Estrogen- Related Receptor |
| GDFIS | Growth Differentiation Factor 15 |
| GFRAL | GDNF Family Receptor alpha-like |